Smart Materials and Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart materials; 4D printing; shape memory polymers; composite mechanics; mechanical metamaterials
Interests: programmable mechanical metamaterials; metamaterial-based aircraft; inverse customization of structural/material performance; metamaterial-based soft robotics
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Dear Colleagues,
Smart materials, including shape-memory polymers, shape-memory alloys, liquid crystal elastomers, and stimulus-responsive hydrogels, have attracted significant attention due to their ability to adaptively respond to environmental stimuli. These materials can undergo controlled changes in their properties, enabling innovative applications across various fields. Mechanical metamaterials, engineered with unique architectures, exhibit extraordinary mechanical properties not found in conventional materials, leading to multifunctional capabilities such as enhanced energy absorption and the development of smart structures. Integrating smart materials and mechanical metamaterials opens new avenues for designing advanced materials and structures with tailored properties and functionalities. This includes developing adaptive systems for energy absorption, vibration control, and reconfigurable structures that can respond to external cues. These advancements significantly affect various applications, including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and robotics.
In this Special Issue, we invite submissions exploring cutting-edge research and recent advances in smart materials and multifunctional mechanical metamaterials. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
(1）Design, fabrication, and characterization of stimuli-responsive materials;
(2）Bio-inspired composites with multifunctional properties;
(3）Novel mechanical metamaterials exhibiting unique mechanical behaviors;
(4）Energy absorption mechanisms in smart structures;
(5）Emerging applications of smart materials and metamaterials in engineering.
Both theoretical and experimental studies, as well as comprehensive reviews and survey papers, are welcome.
Dr. Chengjun Zeng
Dr. Fei Pan
Dr. Xiaozhou Xin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- stimuli-responsive materials
- shape-memory polymers
- bio-inspired composites
- mechanical metamaterials
- energy absorption
- smart structures
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